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I walk over to her and wipe the chocolate from her mouth. “Honey, why don’t you go brush your teeth and wash your face?”

Emma walks to her bathroom.

“What are you guys doing here?” Gavin asks.

“We heard that Alan wants to fire you for leaving the game last night to save Emma,” Xander says.

“But we’re not going to let him do that,” Del says.

Gavin frowns like he’s confused.

“We support what you did, Coach,” Sam says.

“Yeah. It’s messed up that Alan wants to get rid of you for doing the right thing,” Blomdahl says.

Camden nods. “I don’t have kids, but if my nephew went missing, I’d drop everything to look for him too.”

“If Alan tries to get rid of you, we’re going to put up a fight,” Theo says. Ryker nods along.

For a long moment, Gavin just looks at them, clearly stunned.

“You guys don’t have to do this,” he says.

“We know we don’t have to,” Ryker says.

“You’re the leader of this team, Coach,” Xander says. “We don’t want to play for anyone but you. And we’re going to tell Alan that.”

All the guys nod. Gavin’s eyes go glassy, but then he blinks quickly and clears his throat.

He’s quiet for a second, then clears his throat. “Thank you.”

Sophie walks over and hugs him. “Sorry I spilled the beans.”

“It’s okay, honey. I’m glad you did.” He looks at the guys. “It means a lot to have your support.”

Gavin’s phone rings. He frowns when he looks at the screen.

“Is that Alan?” Sophie asks.

He shakes his head. “No. It’s Greg Macer. The team owner.”

He answers. “Hello?…Fine. You?…Okay, sure….I’m on my way.”

He hangs up and lets out a heavy sigh. “Greg asked to meet with me immediately.”

Everyone is quiet. The guys look confused.

“Did he say why?” Sophie asks.

Gavin scrubs a hand over his stubbled jaw. “Nope.” He lets out a heavy sigh. “I’ll find out soon enough though.”

Chapter 58

Gavin

I’m pacing around my office, my nerves firing off like crazy. It’s five minutes past when Greg asked me to meet him.

I’ve never had a one-on-one meeting with the team owner before, so I have no idea if this is typical of him to be late.

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